MA in IT Cyber Security
Area of Studies
mathematics, informatics
Degree
Master
Degree (in English)
Master
Language(s)
- English
Course Duration
2 years/4 semesters
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Department
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin
Application Deadline(s)
April - September
Course Description
Course Profile
IT Cyber Security is a program for those who wish to combine knowledge of computer science with knowledge of political science and administration.
The knowledge related to political science and administration includes:
1. the place of cybersecurity in the contemporary understanding of security;
2. the complexity of security threats in cyberspace;
3. diversity of areas of activities to ensure security in cyberspace, taking into account political science, but also legal, economic and sociological approaches.
Knowledge related to computer science includes:
1. The principles of operation of the operating system, its tasks and weaknesses;
2. basic programming structures and rules of designing programming scripts;
3. functioning of web applications and knowledge about the basic weaknesses of web applications;
4. principles of operation of computer networks and, weaknesses of protocols and mechanisms operating in all layers of the OSI model;
5. principles and best practices for safe web application programming;
6. principles of operation of cryptographic modules and the manner of their application in IT Systems;
7. the process of performing penetration tests and ability to describe each stage;
8. standards for information security management.
Computer science skills include:
1. efficient performance of tasks in the Linux operating system; 2) designing a simple algorithm and creating its implementation using Python;
2. conducting security tests for Web applications based on the OWASP standard;
3. analyzing the weaknesses of the computer network and applying a security mechanism to protect against potential attacks;
4. finding security bugs in web applications and applying corrections to eliminate them;
5. performance of the required analysis regarding the application of cryptographic methods and the use of appropriate cryptographic modules;
6. performing all stages of penetration testing;
7. creating process documentation of the IT system and conducting a risk analysis of such a system.
Education Requirements
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Contact
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin
pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 5, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
phone: phone: +48 519 464 828 (English speaking candidates only)
email: studyinenglish@umcs.pl
www: https://www.umcs.pl/en/
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